I’ve been reluctant to speak of it because I didn’t know if the job would be a good fit. And because I didn’t want to jinx it. I still don’t really want to talk about it but I feel I owe my readers an explanation of why I’ve been absent so long.

Please don’t say “congratulations” or get too excited. I’m afraid if too big a deal is made — or if the job is acknowledged at all — it’ll evaporate and I’m not prepared for another year of unemployment. And that’s also why I’m not giving any details. Let me settle in and then I’ll talk about it.

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I have often wondered how many times I’ve jinxed myself by saying something. Thoughts and words do affect the physical plane (quantum physics) so ‘becareful little mouth what you say’ (remember that song?).
I am sending good thoughts/words your way. May the universe provide what you need.

Ooo. I am the same way! (shudder) When I got pregnant the second time (after not being able to for 12 years) it was a long time before I would tell anyone. If something happened, I didn’t want to have to explain it to anyone, I didn’t want to have to endure their sympathy if things went badly. And I didn’t want to get too attached to the idea myself, knowing how badly it would hurt. I used to only half-jokingly tell people that B was two years old before I finally accepted the fact that I was going to have a baby. :)

I also don’t like folks making a big deal over stuff. I feel so awkward about all the attention. LOL

Cassandra: This is a new leaf for me. Usually I make a huge deal out of such things. But old age has made me more cautious than ever. And once you put words out there, well, they’re spoken. I was afraid to write them on this blog because writing is more permanent than speaking.